(Yes, I know, I've been really horrible when it comes to this story. I
promised myself I wouldn't just let this story sit, but I did it anyway. I
apologize. But here it is, the next chapter of this story. I hope you
enjoy. And for those of you who read my other story, Usagi, a Saiyan Child,
I took a day off from writing that to write this chapter so the next
chapter of that will be out a little late. Sorry. The last time we left
off, Raditz had been killed. All the Senshi but Sailor Moon were killed ,
and the King was still alive. Goten and Trunks had just made a wish to
bring back all the good people who had died that day. Ok, now, on with the
story)
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Chibi-Usa's little body began to return to normal as she coughed, gaining her mother's attention. Eternal Sailor Moon dropped back to her knees and picked up her daughter. "Chibi-Usa!" She had tears in her eyes as she raised her daughter to her chest. "You're alive!" She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Her daughter was alive again, and completely healed. What the other fighters had said was true. They COULD bring everyone back to life. But how? And why? Weren't they supposed to be enemies?
Chibi-Usa opened her eyes and looking into her mother's. "Mommy?" She stayed still for a moment as she tried to figure out what had just happened. The only thing she remembered was being set on fire and feeling a great amount of pain. She looked around and quickly jumped up out of her mother's grasp. "What happened!?" She glared around the field, noticing Beryl standing quite close. Her body immediately began to tremble as she backed into her mother once again.
Beryl glared down at the child and was ready to kill her again when she noticed that everyone else was beginning to come back around as well. "How the hell.?" She asked in disbelief. All that work she had gone through to get her revenge was ruined.
Piccolo smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest. "You overlooked the Dragon Balls, didn't you?"
~*~*~
~~Elsewhere~~
Trunks and Goten slapped their hands together for a swift High-Five. "Awesome!" They both yelled out together.
Trunks turned toward the fight with a huge smile. "Now papa's back to life!"
Goten chuckled. "And Chibi-Usa too!"
Trunks turned to Goten, who turned to him. Both nodded and took off in a flash.
~*~*~
~~Fight Scene~~
Vejita opened his eyes in a flash, his anger rising from within. What had just happened to him? The last thing he could remember was trying to dodge a silver beam of energy which had been thrown at him by Eternal Sailor Moon, and that's when it happened. He snapped. Feeling refreshed, he jumped to his feet and snarled at Eternal Sailor Moon, completely ignoring the angry woman standing next to her. "You short-skirted little slut!" He yelled out at the top of his lungs. He fully extended his arm and straightened his hand. "You will PAY for what you did to me!"
Goku's eyes grew wide as he watched the newly revived Vejita. "Vejita NO!"
Vejita Growled. "Shut the hell up, Kakkorotto!" Vejita smirked at the girl, causing the woman next to her to become amused. She stepped away from the mess and decided to watch the show. He powered up to Super Saiyan, causing his hair to gain a yellow glow. "Big Bang Attack!"
Just as a bright, golden beam of energy emerged from the Saiyan Prince's hand, he felt a large force smashing itself into his body. He felt a pair of arms wrapping themselves tightly around his waist as he was forced down to the ground. "Kakkorotto! Damn you!" Rolling down to the ground, he watched his misfire spiral into the large Crystal building.
Eternal Sailor Moon was speechless. Moments ago the bigger man had been fighting her own defenses, and now he was trying to protect her. "Eh?"
Beryl smirked at the two Saiyans. Maybe if she was lucky they would end up destroying themselves. "Watch and learn, Moon Brat."
Vejita growled as he threw a punched at Goku. "You stupid idiot! What the hell is wrong with you!? I could " His fist found a nice landing spot in Goku's right cheek. Getting himself into a raging frenzy, he failed to notice that the rest of the Senshi that had previously been killed were now watching the newest spectacle.
Goku glared down at the smaller Prince, returning the punch. "You're the idiot! That girl is not the enemy!"
"You've finally surpassed your own stupidity record!" Narrowing his glare, he fired up a Ki attack and tossed it into the larger Saiyan's face, causing him to jump up. "Get the hell off me!"
Grabbing his face in pain, Goku jumped back to his feet. "You're the one who's stupid! She's NOT the enemy anymore! None of them are!"
Vejita monetarily dropped his glare and replaced it with a fake look of concern. "They've gotten to you, haven't they?" Scowling once again, with a hint of a smirk, he dashed out for Goku while forming two Ki balls in his hands.
Goku wouldn't fight with Vejita. Instead, he jumped to the side in order to dodge Vejita's path. "I'm not your enemy, Vejita!"
Vejita turned to follow Goku. "You'll pay for screwing up my shot!" He fired one of his energy balls at the taller Saiyan, who was easily able to dodge. "Bastard!"
Goku couldn't believe what was happening. Vejita was succumbing to Beryl and Raditz's plans. "This is what they wanted! Don't you see?!" Vejita paused for a moment, acting as if he was actually thinking over what the man had said. But it wasn't long before he gave a quick grin and fired up his second ball of energy.
Like Goku, Gohan couldn't believe the way Vejita was acting. He knew the man was angry, but this was too much. Raising his hands to his mouth, he hollered at the Prince. "Don't you want to kill the enemy!?"
Piccolo liked where Gohan was going with that. "Get your spiky ass down here and finish the damn job, or are you scared?!"
Vejita stopped in his tracks, fuming mad now. He slowly turned his head to face Piccolo as his breathing increased as a result of his anger. "The jolly-green-giant wishes to die!"
It was at that moment that Goten and Trunks came barreling into the area. Trunks came in ahead of Goten. "Papa!" He cried out. He had remembered the last time he had lost his father, and was happy that he wouldn't stay dead for as long this time.
Vejita growled as he turned upward toward his son. "Don't disturb me, brat!"
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto had almost no idea what was happening at the moment. They had been killed too early on to know of the recent events. All they knew was there was a threat to the queen and they had to save her. Uranus pulled out her sword and swung it over her shoulder, ready to attack at a moment's notice.
Beryl noticed this, and backed further away from the fight. She couldn't wait to watch these two groups tear each other apart. With the spiky Saiyan's temper combined with the ignorance of the Outers this was definitely going to make for a good fight.
Shintsu watched the boys approach the group and grinned. This would give him a chance to show off his stuff. Jumping into the air like his father had shown him, he blocked Goten and Trunks' path. "Where do you think you're going?"
Goten appeared to be worried, but seeing that Trunks was still as calm as ever, he quickly calmed himself down. Trunks calmly looked upon the older boy as he powered up. Goten mimicked his friend's actions. Shintsu didn't appear to be worried at all. "You two are pathetic."
Trunks smirked. "Wanna bet on that?"
Shintsu stood tall without flinching. "Only if you don't mind losing a bet."
Goten impishly smiled. "We've never lost."
Shintsu shrugged. "There's a first time for everything."
Trunks frowned as he tenses his muscles up and prepared himself for battle. "Come on Goten, let's show this guy what we're made of!"
Goten nodded. "Right!"
~*~*~
Meanwhile, the battle on the ground was just getting ready to start up again. Uranus was challenging Vejita with her sword, causing him to go ballistic again.
Eternal Sailor Moon had had enough. She had observed these people long enough to make a decision about what side they were on. "Uranus, stand down."
Uranus looked to her queen in confusion. "What?"
Vejita laughed as he continued to approach the woman. "What's wrong? Little Miss Priss can't make her own decisions?" Uranus growled at the Saiyan Prince, but continued to do as her queen ordered.
Eternal Sailor Moon stared down at her daughter and pushed her away. "Go inside and find cover with your daddy." Chibi-Usa nodded as she did what her mother said.
Goku watched the child's mother very carefully. He knew anyone that cared for a child that way was sure to be on the side of good. Eternal Sailor Moon looked back up to address her fellow fighters. "These men are not the enemy." She looked upon Beryl with a scowl. "This woman is!"
Beryl growled at the Senshi. "Damn you!" She didn't want to have to get her own hands dirty with this mess. She wanted them to take each other out. But it was obvious she would have to do this herself. "Do I have to do everything around here?"
Vejita paused for a moment and turned back to the winged Senshi. "We're not through with you, you're next after that freak."
Goku frowned. "Vejita!"
Eternal Sailor Moon could tell that that man would become a problem She didn't have to know him inside and out to know that he wouldn't hesitate to kill her if he had the chance.
Sailor Jupiter watched Beryl very carefully, but the woman didn't seem to be doing anything. "Why are you here?!"
Beryl sighed as she took a step forward. "To kill you." She could have gone on about how she and Raditz had escaped from the far depths of Hell, but that wouldn't have been as much fun as just killing them right now and here.
The Sailor Senshi and Z-Senshi grouped together in order to fight against Beryl. Eternal Sailor Moon had a hunch about how to kill her, but now that the woman was back she wasn't so sure. "Girls, cover me."
Vejita didn't like the tone in her voice she had used to give her command. "You're not getting all the heroics, girl!" Just as he was trying to jump away from the group, he felt a firm grip on his shoulder. "WHY THE HELL DO YOU KEEP TOUCHING ME KAKKOROTTO!?"
Goku frowned. "Shut up for once in your damn life!"
For once in his life, Vejita was perfectly calm, but not for long. He began kicking Goku in the shins, but the man wouldn't let up on his grip. "Damn you to hell!"
Meanwhile, at the head of the group, Eternal Sailor Moon was concentrating her remaining energy into her broach, which held the Silver Crystal. Beryl recognized this same move from when Serenity had beaten her all those years ago. "You little brat! You're not fooling me this time!" She raised her hands and put up a shield around her body. She knew how the Crystal worked and how it sucked the energy out of anyone who used it. She would let the Crystal wear down before she made her next move and finally killed Serenity.
~*~*~
Up in the air Goten and Trunks had their own hands full with Shintsu. The boy was stronger and faster than the two Saiyans as a result of a combination of his Saiyan Strength and Dark Energy. Trunks broke off from hand to hand combat with Shintsu and let himself float backwards. With heavy breathing, he turned to Goten with that mischievous glare he always got in his eyes.
Goten giggled as he nodded, knowing exactly what his friend wanted. Acquiring a goofy expression on his face, he turned back to Shintsu and held his hand out. "Time out!" Looking back to Trunks the two of them lined up with one another exactly.
Seeing neither of the boys as a threat, he granted them their time out. He wanted more of a challenge anyway.
Trunks and Goten couldn't hold down their laughter as they looked at Shintsu. The boy had no idea what was in store for him. Trying to be as serious as possible, the two lifted their arms and extended them away from one another. "Fu-" They swung their arms over their head. "Sion-" They tilted their upper body toward one another and touched their index fingers together and chanted the last syllable on the phrase to complete their dance, "HA!" A beam of light shot out in all directions away from the boys, which caused Shintsu to cover his eyes.
Inside the light stood a single person, Super Saiyan Gotenks. He laughed as he looked upon the other boy, who didn't seem so strong anymore. "Ha-Ha- Ha!"
The light was quickly dispersed, allowing Shintsu to look upon his new opponent. "What the hell?!"
Gotenks arrogantly grinned. He was about to make his move to finish off the idiot when he felt three huge powers building up. Shintsu felt it too. He and Gotenks turned their eyes down to the ground to see that Goku and Gohan were building up two pretty powerful Kamehameha Waves to help out Serenity, with Vejita building up for a Big Bang Attack. Gotenks smirked even more arrogantly when he realized what would happen when the three attacks hit Beryl and distracted her.
Rubbing his nose, Gotenks addressed Shintsu. "Ever wonder what it's like to be in the center of an explosion?"
Shintsu looked back up to Gotenks in surprise. "Huh?"
Gotenks laughed at the top of his lungs as he put his hands together to create one fist. He then proceeded to smash it into Shintsu's back, causing him to fall down towards the ground. He felt into Beryl. The force at which he was falling was able to penetrate through her magic barrier. Falling on top of her, she was forced to drop her barrier. "SHIT!" She turned her head toward the angry Saiyans and Sailor Senshi, but her site was blocked by the four attacks that pounded against her body.
Gotenks shielded his eyes from the huge explosion that was caused by the four attacks making contact with Beryl and Shintsu's body. A huge cloud of fire rose up taller than the Crystal Palace.
~*~*~
The castle shook furiously as a result of the explosion. Chibi-Usa ran to her father for cover with tears in her eyes. "Daddy I'm scared!" She cried out.
The King grabbed his daughter and wrapped his arms around her while he covered her with his body, leaving his back wide open to any debris that might fall. "It's alright, Chibi-Usa." He glanced out the window, seeing nothing but a giant, red cloud of smoke. 'What's going on out there?'
~*~*~
Serenity quickly discontinued the use of her Crystal and turned away from the blast to shield her eyes. The outers acted rather quickly and pull their Queen aside, glaring at Vejita, who didn't seem to be interested in them anymore. He was more interested in the person in the air. Neptune looked up with a gasp. "Where did he come from?" Short of breath and exhausted, Serenity turned upward. She didn't recognize him either.
Goku and Piccolo made the next move. They flew into the smoke cloud, which was beginning to deteriorate now. They wanted to make sure that the threat was over. They couldn't really feel either of the two power levels anymore, which was a definite plus.
Seeing the Saiyan and Namek entering the cloud, Gotenks dove down in with them. "Yo!" He called out as he landed on the ground next to Piccolo.
Piccolo stared down at the newcomer. For once Gotenks had actually been a help, instead of trying to show off like he had when he fought Majin Buu. "So you finally decided to help?"
Goku ignored Gotenks as he walked to the center of the cloud and knelt down. There was only one body, and that was the body of Shintsu. The only thing left was a pile of black dust, as if Beryl had been cremated. "Strange." He reached out and touched the dust, only to receive a shock of pain.
Piccolo walked up from behind Goku and stared down. "What is that?"
Goku shook his head. "I have no idea."
Gotenks frowned. "Who cares. We did the job."
~*~*~
Sailor Pluto looked around the area in a frenzy. She couldn't find Saturn anywhere. Had she been dead and reborn already? "Saturn?!"
'Saturn?' Gohan looked back by Raditz's body. The little girl who had killed him lay next to it. He left the group of dumbfounded Senshi and went to pick up the little girl. "Is this who you're looking for?" He called out to Pluto.
Pluto frowned at the man as she ran to him and violently grabbed the girl from his arms. "Get your hands off her you animal!"
Vejita overheard the accusations of the Keeper of Time and frowned. "Watch it, woman! I'm the only one who can call that brat names!"
Gohan rolled his eyes. "Here we go again." He looked at Pluto. "He's like this with everyone. Don't take it personal."
Confused, Pluto looked up to Gohan. "So what exactly happened between us?"
Gohan was just as confused as the woman. "I haven't got the slightest idea. But something tells me this all happened because of Raditz and Beryl."
"They wanted revenge." Goku said as he emerged from the smoke. Upon seeing him, everyone perked up, all wanting to know the same thing. Was Beryl actually destroyed? Goku glanced over his shoulder and then back at the group with a smirk. "I think they're dead."
Vejita frowned. "You think? Now there's something you don't hear every day."
Serenity slowly made her way to the group. Her body ached from the loss of energy. "I can't believe this happened." She exclaimed, looking around at the damaged landscape.
Jupiter walked to her Queen, still wary of the men. "How did they come back if they're people we already killed?"
"That's probably something we'll never know now that they're gone." Piccolo said as he looked over his shoulder at the dust, which was already starting to be blown away. He turned back to the Queen. "I'm sorry that we killed everyone earlier."
Vejita 'hmpf'ed as he crossed his arms. "I'm not."
"Will you ever be able to return home?" Goku asked. He knew they would be able to use the Dragon Balls once they reappeared, but that was a year away.
Serenity nodded. "Once I regain my energy I can make a wish using the Crystal to take us back to Crystal Tokyo."
Goku smiled. "Great. Then we won't have to wait and use the Dragon Balls."
The two groups were completely silent after that. They had nothing left to say to each other. The Z Senshi knew these girls would never completely forgive them, so they decided to just leave it at that. They didn't want to press the subject, and with Vejtia on their team things would only escalate if they tried to patch things up even further.
Breaking the silence, Serenity walked past the group of men. "Thank you for helping us, even after what happened between us."
Goku nodded with a smile. That was all he needed to hear from them. "No problem."
(Alright, so it was short. and somewhat rushed feeling, but I got it out. finally. I know it's quit a bit different from my usual writing, but I'm sort of pressed for time so I simplified it. ::Sigh:: Now to go onto my main project. oh well, wha'd you think?)
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Chibi-Usa's little body began to return to normal as she coughed, gaining her mother's attention. Eternal Sailor Moon dropped back to her knees and picked up her daughter. "Chibi-Usa!" She had tears in her eyes as she raised her daughter to her chest. "You're alive!" She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Her daughter was alive again, and completely healed. What the other fighters had said was true. They COULD bring everyone back to life. But how? And why? Weren't they supposed to be enemies?
Chibi-Usa opened her eyes and looking into her mother's. "Mommy?" She stayed still for a moment as she tried to figure out what had just happened. The only thing she remembered was being set on fire and feeling a great amount of pain. She looked around and quickly jumped up out of her mother's grasp. "What happened!?" She glared around the field, noticing Beryl standing quite close. Her body immediately began to tremble as she backed into her mother once again.
Beryl glared down at the child and was ready to kill her again when she noticed that everyone else was beginning to come back around as well. "How the hell.?" She asked in disbelief. All that work she had gone through to get her revenge was ruined.
Piccolo smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest. "You overlooked the Dragon Balls, didn't you?"
~*~*~
~~Elsewhere~~
Trunks and Goten slapped their hands together for a swift High-Five. "Awesome!" They both yelled out together.
Trunks turned toward the fight with a huge smile. "Now papa's back to life!"
Goten chuckled. "And Chibi-Usa too!"
Trunks turned to Goten, who turned to him. Both nodded and took off in a flash.
~*~*~
~~Fight Scene~~
Vejita opened his eyes in a flash, his anger rising from within. What had just happened to him? The last thing he could remember was trying to dodge a silver beam of energy which had been thrown at him by Eternal Sailor Moon, and that's when it happened. He snapped. Feeling refreshed, he jumped to his feet and snarled at Eternal Sailor Moon, completely ignoring the angry woman standing next to her. "You short-skirted little slut!" He yelled out at the top of his lungs. He fully extended his arm and straightened his hand. "You will PAY for what you did to me!"
Goku's eyes grew wide as he watched the newly revived Vejita. "Vejita NO!"
Vejita Growled. "Shut the hell up, Kakkorotto!" Vejita smirked at the girl, causing the woman next to her to become amused. She stepped away from the mess and decided to watch the show. He powered up to Super Saiyan, causing his hair to gain a yellow glow. "Big Bang Attack!"
Just as a bright, golden beam of energy emerged from the Saiyan Prince's hand, he felt a large force smashing itself into his body. He felt a pair of arms wrapping themselves tightly around his waist as he was forced down to the ground. "Kakkorotto! Damn you!" Rolling down to the ground, he watched his misfire spiral into the large Crystal building.
Eternal Sailor Moon was speechless. Moments ago the bigger man had been fighting her own defenses, and now he was trying to protect her. "Eh?"
Beryl smirked at the two Saiyans. Maybe if she was lucky they would end up destroying themselves. "Watch and learn, Moon Brat."
Vejita growled as he threw a punched at Goku. "You stupid idiot! What the hell is wrong with you!? I could " His fist found a nice landing spot in Goku's right cheek. Getting himself into a raging frenzy, he failed to notice that the rest of the Senshi that had previously been killed were now watching the newest spectacle.
Goku glared down at the smaller Prince, returning the punch. "You're the idiot! That girl is not the enemy!"
"You've finally surpassed your own stupidity record!" Narrowing his glare, he fired up a Ki attack and tossed it into the larger Saiyan's face, causing him to jump up. "Get the hell off me!"
Grabbing his face in pain, Goku jumped back to his feet. "You're the one who's stupid! She's NOT the enemy anymore! None of them are!"
Vejita monetarily dropped his glare and replaced it with a fake look of concern. "They've gotten to you, haven't they?" Scowling once again, with a hint of a smirk, he dashed out for Goku while forming two Ki balls in his hands.
Goku wouldn't fight with Vejita. Instead, he jumped to the side in order to dodge Vejita's path. "I'm not your enemy, Vejita!"
Vejita turned to follow Goku. "You'll pay for screwing up my shot!" He fired one of his energy balls at the taller Saiyan, who was easily able to dodge. "Bastard!"
Goku couldn't believe what was happening. Vejita was succumbing to Beryl and Raditz's plans. "This is what they wanted! Don't you see?!" Vejita paused for a moment, acting as if he was actually thinking over what the man had said. But it wasn't long before he gave a quick grin and fired up his second ball of energy.
Like Goku, Gohan couldn't believe the way Vejita was acting. He knew the man was angry, but this was too much. Raising his hands to his mouth, he hollered at the Prince. "Don't you want to kill the enemy!?"
Piccolo liked where Gohan was going with that. "Get your spiky ass down here and finish the damn job, or are you scared?!"
Vejita stopped in his tracks, fuming mad now. He slowly turned his head to face Piccolo as his breathing increased as a result of his anger. "The jolly-green-giant wishes to die!"
It was at that moment that Goten and Trunks came barreling into the area. Trunks came in ahead of Goten. "Papa!" He cried out. He had remembered the last time he had lost his father, and was happy that he wouldn't stay dead for as long this time.
Vejita growled as he turned upward toward his son. "Don't disturb me, brat!"
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto had almost no idea what was happening at the moment. They had been killed too early on to know of the recent events. All they knew was there was a threat to the queen and they had to save her. Uranus pulled out her sword and swung it over her shoulder, ready to attack at a moment's notice.
Beryl noticed this, and backed further away from the fight. She couldn't wait to watch these two groups tear each other apart. With the spiky Saiyan's temper combined with the ignorance of the Outers this was definitely going to make for a good fight.
Shintsu watched the boys approach the group and grinned. This would give him a chance to show off his stuff. Jumping into the air like his father had shown him, he blocked Goten and Trunks' path. "Where do you think you're going?"
Goten appeared to be worried, but seeing that Trunks was still as calm as ever, he quickly calmed himself down. Trunks calmly looked upon the older boy as he powered up. Goten mimicked his friend's actions. Shintsu didn't appear to be worried at all. "You two are pathetic."
Trunks smirked. "Wanna bet on that?"
Shintsu stood tall without flinching. "Only if you don't mind losing a bet."
Goten impishly smiled. "We've never lost."
Shintsu shrugged. "There's a first time for everything."
Trunks frowned as he tenses his muscles up and prepared himself for battle. "Come on Goten, let's show this guy what we're made of!"
Goten nodded. "Right!"
~*~*~
Meanwhile, the battle on the ground was just getting ready to start up again. Uranus was challenging Vejita with her sword, causing him to go ballistic again.
Eternal Sailor Moon had had enough. She had observed these people long enough to make a decision about what side they were on. "Uranus, stand down."
Uranus looked to her queen in confusion. "What?"
Vejita laughed as he continued to approach the woman. "What's wrong? Little Miss Priss can't make her own decisions?" Uranus growled at the Saiyan Prince, but continued to do as her queen ordered.
Eternal Sailor Moon stared down at her daughter and pushed her away. "Go inside and find cover with your daddy." Chibi-Usa nodded as she did what her mother said.
Goku watched the child's mother very carefully. He knew anyone that cared for a child that way was sure to be on the side of good. Eternal Sailor Moon looked back up to address her fellow fighters. "These men are not the enemy." She looked upon Beryl with a scowl. "This woman is!"
Beryl growled at the Senshi. "Damn you!" She didn't want to have to get her own hands dirty with this mess. She wanted them to take each other out. But it was obvious she would have to do this herself. "Do I have to do everything around here?"
Vejita paused for a moment and turned back to the winged Senshi. "We're not through with you, you're next after that freak."
Goku frowned. "Vejita!"
Eternal Sailor Moon could tell that that man would become a problem She didn't have to know him inside and out to know that he wouldn't hesitate to kill her if he had the chance.
Sailor Jupiter watched Beryl very carefully, but the woman didn't seem to be doing anything. "Why are you here?!"
Beryl sighed as she took a step forward. "To kill you." She could have gone on about how she and Raditz had escaped from the far depths of Hell, but that wouldn't have been as much fun as just killing them right now and here.
The Sailor Senshi and Z-Senshi grouped together in order to fight against Beryl. Eternal Sailor Moon had a hunch about how to kill her, but now that the woman was back she wasn't so sure. "Girls, cover me."
Vejita didn't like the tone in her voice she had used to give her command. "You're not getting all the heroics, girl!" Just as he was trying to jump away from the group, he felt a firm grip on his shoulder. "WHY THE HELL DO YOU KEEP TOUCHING ME KAKKOROTTO!?"
Goku frowned. "Shut up for once in your damn life!"
For once in his life, Vejita was perfectly calm, but not for long. He began kicking Goku in the shins, but the man wouldn't let up on his grip. "Damn you to hell!"
Meanwhile, at the head of the group, Eternal Sailor Moon was concentrating her remaining energy into her broach, which held the Silver Crystal. Beryl recognized this same move from when Serenity had beaten her all those years ago. "You little brat! You're not fooling me this time!" She raised her hands and put up a shield around her body. She knew how the Crystal worked and how it sucked the energy out of anyone who used it. She would let the Crystal wear down before she made her next move and finally killed Serenity.
~*~*~
Up in the air Goten and Trunks had their own hands full with Shintsu. The boy was stronger and faster than the two Saiyans as a result of a combination of his Saiyan Strength and Dark Energy. Trunks broke off from hand to hand combat with Shintsu and let himself float backwards. With heavy breathing, he turned to Goten with that mischievous glare he always got in his eyes.
Goten giggled as he nodded, knowing exactly what his friend wanted. Acquiring a goofy expression on his face, he turned back to Shintsu and held his hand out. "Time out!" Looking back to Trunks the two of them lined up with one another exactly.
Seeing neither of the boys as a threat, he granted them their time out. He wanted more of a challenge anyway.
Trunks and Goten couldn't hold down their laughter as they looked at Shintsu. The boy had no idea what was in store for him. Trying to be as serious as possible, the two lifted their arms and extended them away from one another. "Fu-" They swung their arms over their head. "Sion-" They tilted their upper body toward one another and touched their index fingers together and chanted the last syllable on the phrase to complete their dance, "HA!" A beam of light shot out in all directions away from the boys, which caused Shintsu to cover his eyes.
Inside the light stood a single person, Super Saiyan Gotenks. He laughed as he looked upon the other boy, who didn't seem so strong anymore. "Ha-Ha- Ha!"
The light was quickly dispersed, allowing Shintsu to look upon his new opponent. "What the hell?!"
Gotenks arrogantly grinned. He was about to make his move to finish off the idiot when he felt three huge powers building up. Shintsu felt it too. He and Gotenks turned their eyes down to the ground to see that Goku and Gohan were building up two pretty powerful Kamehameha Waves to help out Serenity, with Vejita building up for a Big Bang Attack. Gotenks smirked even more arrogantly when he realized what would happen when the three attacks hit Beryl and distracted her.
Rubbing his nose, Gotenks addressed Shintsu. "Ever wonder what it's like to be in the center of an explosion?"
Shintsu looked back up to Gotenks in surprise. "Huh?"
Gotenks laughed at the top of his lungs as he put his hands together to create one fist. He then proceeded to smash it into Shintsu's back, causing him to fall down towards the ground. He felt into Beryl. The force at which he was falling was able to penetrate through her magic barrier. Falling on top of her, she was forced to drop her barrier. "SHIT!" She turned her head toward the angry Saiyans and Sailor Senshi, but her site was blocked by the four attacks that pounded against her body.
Gotenks shielded his eyes from the huge explosion that was caused by the four attacks making contact with Beryl and Shintsu's body. A huge cloud of fire rose up taller than the Crystal Palace.
~*~*~
The castle shook furiously as a result of the explosion. Chibi-Usa ran to her father for cover with tears in her eyes. "Daddy I'm scared!" She cried out.
The King grabbed his daughter and wrapped his arms around her while he covered her with his body, leaving his back wide open to any debris that might fall. "It's alright, Chibi-Usa." He glanced out the window, seeing nothing but a giant, red cloud of smoke. 'What's going on out there?'
~*~*~
Serenity quickly discontinued the use of her Crystal and turned away from the blast to shield her eyes. The outers acted rather quickly and pull their Queen aside, glaring at Vejita, who didn't seem to be interested in them anymore. He was more interested in the person in the air. Neptune looked up with a gasp. "Where did he come from?" Short of breath and exhausted, Serenity turned upward. She didn't recognize him either.
Goku and Piccolo made the next move. They flew into the smoke cloud, which was beginning to deteriorate now. They wanted to make sure that the threat was over. They couldn't really feel either of the two power levels anymore, which was a definite plus.
Seeing the Saiyan and Namek entering the cloud, Gotenks dove down in with them. "Yo!" He called out as he landed on the ground next to Piccolo.
Piccolo stared down at the newcomer. For once Gotenks had actually been a help, instead of trying to show off like he had when he fought Majin Buu. "So you finally decided to help?"
Goku ignored Gotenks as he walked to the center of the cloud and knelt down. There was only one body, and that was the body of Shintsu. The only thing left was a pile of black dust, as if Beryl had been cremated. "Strange." He reached out and touched the dust, only to receive a shock of pain.
Piccolo walked up from behind Goku and stared down. "What is that?"
Goku shook his head. "I have no idea."
Gotenks frowned. "Who cares. We did the job."
~*~*~
Sailor Pluto looked around the area in a frenzy. She couldn't find Saturn anywhere. Had she been dead and reborn already? "Saturn?!"
'Saturn?' Gohan looked back by Raditz's body. The little girl who had killed him lay next to it. He left the group of dumbfounded Senshi and went to pick up the little girl. "Is this who you're looking for?" He called out to Pluto.
Pluto frowned at the man as she ran to him and violently grabbed the girl from his arms. "Get your hands off her you animal!"
Vejita overheard the accusations of the Keeper of Time and frowned. "Watch it, woman! I'm the only one who can call that brat names!"
Gohan rolled his eyes. "Here we go again." He looked at Pluto. "He's like this with everyone. Don't take it personal."
Confused, Pluto looked up to Gohan. "So what exactly happened between us?"
Gohan was just as confused as the woman. "I haven't got the slightest idea. But something tells me this all happened because of Raditz and Beryl."
"They wanted revenge." Goku said as he emerged from the smoke. Upon seeing him, everyone perked up, all wanting to know the same thing. Was Beryl actually destroyed? Goku glanced over his shoulder and then back at the group with a smirk. "I think they're dead."
Vejita frowned. "You think? Now there's something you don't hear every day."
Serenity slowly made her way to the group. Her body ached from the loss of energy. "I can't believe this happened." She exclaimed, looking around at the damaged landscape.
Jupiter walked to her Queen, still wary of the men. "How did they come back if they're people we already killed?"
"That's probably something we'll never know now that they're gone." Piccolo said as he looked over his shoulder at the dust, which was already starting to be blown away. He turned back to the Queen. "I'm sorry that we killed everyone earlier."
Vejita 'hmpf'ed as he crossed his arms. "I'm not."
"Will you ever be able to return home?" Goku asked. He knew they would be able to use the Dragon Balls once they reappeared, but that was a year away.
Serenity nodded. "Once I regain my energy I can make a wish using the Crystal to take us back to Crystal Tokyo."
Goku smiled. "Great. Then we won't have to wait and use the Dragon Balls."
The two groups were completely silent after that. They had nothing left to say to each other. The Z Senshi knew these girls would never completely forgive them, so they decided to just leave it at that. They didn't want to press the subject, and with Vejtia on their team things would only escalate if they tried to patch things up even further.
Breaking the silence, Serenity walked past the group of men. "Thank you for helping us, even after what happened between us."
Goku nodded with a smile. That was all he needed to hear from them. "No problem."
(Alright, so it was short. and somewhat rushed feeling, but I got it out. finally. I know it's quit a bit different from my usual writing, but I'm sort of pressed for time so I simplified it. ::Sigh:: Now to go onto my main project. oh well, wha'd you think?)